Hebrews 9:8

Hebrews 9:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:
• New International Version (NIV)The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still functioning.
• English Standard Version (ESV)By this the Holy Spirit indicates that the way into the holy places is not yet opened as long as the first section is still standing
• New King James Version (NKJV)the Holy Spirit indicating this, that the way into the Holiest of All was not yet made manifest while the first tabernacle was still standing.

Context of Hebrews 9:8

6That is how these two parts of the tent were set up. The priests always went into the first part of the tent to perform their duties. 7But only the chief priest went into the second part of the tent. Once a year he entered and brought blood that he offered for himself and for the things that the people did wrong unintentionally. The Holy Spirit used this to show that the way into the most holy place was not open while the tent was still in use. 9The first part of the tent is an example for the present time. The gifts and sacrifices that were brought there could not give the worshiper a clear conscience. 10These gifts and sacrifices were meant to be food, drink, and items used in various purification ceremonies. These ceremonies were required for the body until God would establish a new way of doing things.

Hebrews 9:8 word by word

τοῦτο δηλοῦντος τοῦ πνεύματος τοῦ ἁγίου, μήπω πεφανερῶσθαι τὴν τῶν ἁγίων ὁδὸν ἔτι τῆς πρώτης σκηνῆς ἐχούσης στάσιν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Holyὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• The Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• Ghostπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• signifyingδηλόωdēloō · to make clearG1213
• the wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• into the holiest of allἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• wasφανερόωphaneroō · to revealG5319
• not yetμήπωmēpō · not yetG3380
• while asἔτιeti · stillG2089
• theσκηνήskēnē · tentG4633
• firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
• wasἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• standingστάσιςstasis · uprisingG4714

Cross-references for Hebrews 9:8

• Hebrews 3:7As the Holy Spirit says, “If you hear God speak today, don’t be stubborn.
• Hebrews 10:15The Holy Spirit tells us the same thing:
• Isaiah 63:11Then his people remembered Moses and the distant past. Where is the one who brought them out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is the one who put his Holy Spirit in them?
• Acts 7:51“How stubborn can you be? How can you be so heartless and disobedient? You’re just like your ancestors. They always opposed the Holy Spirit, and so do you!
• Acts 28:25The Jews, unable to agree among themselves, left after Paul had quoted this particular passage to them: “How well the Holy Spirit spoke to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah!
• Galatians 3:8Scripture saw ahead of time that God would give his approval to non-Jewish people who have faith. So Scripture announced the Good News to Abraham ahead of time when it said, “Through you all the people of the world will be blessed.”
• 2 Peter 1:21No prophecy ever originated from humans. Instead, it was given by the Holy Spirit as humans spoke under God’s direction.
• Hebrews 9:3Behind the second curtain was the part of the tent called the most holy place.
• Hebrews 4:15We have a chief priest who is able to sympathize with our weaknesses. He was tempted in every way that we are, but he didn’t sin.
• Hebrews 10:19Brothers and sisters, because of the blood of Jesus we can now confidently go into the holy place.
• John 10:7Jesus emphasized, “I can guarantee this truth: I am the gate for the sheep.
• John 14:6Jesus answered him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one goes to the Father except through me.
• Ephesians 2:18So Jewish and non-Jewish people can go to the Father in one Spirit.

Commentaries on Hebrews 9:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The Holy Ghost this signifying - These services were divinely appointed, and by each of them the Holy Spirit of God is supposed to speak. The way into the holiest - That full access to God was not the common privilege of the people, while the Mosaic economy subsisted. That the apostle means that it is only by Christ that any man and every man can approach God, is evident from Hebrews 10:19-22, and it is about this, and not about the tabernacle of this…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The Holy Ghost - Who appointed all this. The whole arrangement in the service of the tabernacle is represented as having been under the direction of the Holy Spirit, or this was one of his methods of teaching the great truths of religion, and of keeping them before the minds of people. Sometimes that Spirit taught by direct revelation; sometimes by the written word, and sometimes by symbols. The tabernacle, with its different apartments, utensils, and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-10Verses 6-10 The apostle goes on to speak of the Old Testament services. Christ, having undertaken to be our High Priest, could not enter into heaven till he had shed his blood for us; and none of us can enter, either into God's gracious presence here, or his glorious presence hereafter, but by the blood of Jesus. Sins are errors, great errors, both in judgment and practice; and who can understand all his errors? They leave guilt upon the conscience, not…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8had not yet been disclosed: Under the old covenant system, people could not freely enter God's presence. The outer room of the tabernacle, which served as a sacred barrier, kept people from entering the Most Holy Place. This barrier symbolized the entire system, which kept people away from God's presence instead of guiding them into it.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. The Holy Ghost--Moses himself did not comprehend the typical meaning (1Pe 1:11, 12). signifying--by the typical exclusion of all from the holiest, save the high priest once a year. the holiest of all--heaven, the antitype. the first tabernacle--the anterior tabernacle, representative of the whole Levitical system. While it (the first tabernacle, and that which represents the Levitical system) as yet "has a standing" (so the Greek, that is, "has…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 9:8

• Blood
• Gospel
• Law
• Offerings
• Ordinance
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Tabernacle
• Types
• Way
• Works

In the dictionaries

• Holy Ghost
• Altar
• Bear
• High priest
• Ordinance
• Remission
• Sanctuary
• Stand
• Tabernacle
• Washing

Commentaries on Hebrews 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings